One of the greatest men to ever walk the earth – a polymath, a physician, a philosopher and an alchemist – Mohammad ibn Zakariyya Razi, known in the Western World as Rasis. This great Persian polymath wrote pioneering books about smallpox and measles and discovered many chemicals including kerosene. But what he is most famed for is his discovery of alcohol which he called the sultan of all medicines. Follow his journey as his life changes from being a merchant’s son to one of the most celebrated men in medical science.

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The Alchemist

One of the greatest men to ever walk the earth – a polymath, a physician, a philosopher and an alchemist – Mohammad ibn Zakariyya Razi, known in the Western World as Rasis. This great Persian polymath wrote pioneering books about smallpox and measles and discovered many chemicals including kerosene. But what he is most famed for is his discovery of alcohol which he called the sultan of all medicines. Follow his journey as his life changes from being a merchant’s son to one of the most celebrated men in medical science.